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PATENTED DEC. 29, 1903.

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Patented December 29, 1903 PATENT- OFFICE.

CHARLES w. oooK, F TOPEKA, KANSAS.

RACK FOR HOLDING RAlLWAY-TARlFF S.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,945, dated December29, 1903.

Application filed February 2. 1903. Serial No. 141,504. (No model.)

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My invention relates to racks for holding railway-tarifis or otherpapers of uniform size in position for quick and convenient reference.My invention provides a radically new construction for racks of thiskind.

Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective view of a rackconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aside elevationof the upper half of the rack. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectionof the rack, omitting the casting. Fig. 4. is an enlarged frontelevation of one of the Wires,showing the label-holder attached thereto.Fig.5 is afront elevation of a cabinet adapted as a receptacle for anumber of racks. Fig. 6 is a left-hand side elevation of said cabinet, aportion of the left side being broken away. Fig. 7 is an enlargedperspective view of several of the guides and the lower portion of oneof the racks, the shelf and back of the cabinet being broken away. Fig.8 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the bottom casting of one of theracks. ing, taken on line XI of Fig.8. Fig. 10 is a sectional plan viewof three of the racks and their bottom guides, the latter being brokenaway. Fig. 11 is a plan view of four of the racks, one rack being inopen position and the shelf broken away. Fig.--12 is an enlargedhorizontal section of one of the rack-doors and its molding. Fig. 13 isan enlarged section, showing the hinge connection between a rack and itsdoor. A 1

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4:, the rack is composed of a series ofsuperposed wires 6, each of which is bent into U shape and attached tofour vertical parallel strips of wood 1 1 and 2 2. The upper ends ofsaid strips are secured in proper position by a casting 3, and the lowerends of said strips are secured at corresponding distances apart by acasting 4. The respective outer strips 1 are separated from therespective inner strips 2 by a distance equal to the thickness of thewire Fig. 9 is a section of said cast? employed. This wire should beabout No. 9 gage. The lateral portions of each wire 6 project upwardlyand forwardly from the said strips at substantially the angle shown inFig. 2. The ends of the wires project horizontally between the outer andinner stripsl and 2, and the ends of said wires are threaded to receivenuts 5. The backs of the strips are recessed or rabbeted, as

shown, permitting the nuts 5- to come flush near enough together thatthe ends of the tarifis will project at either side thereof, so

.that they may be conveniently withdrawn from the rackfwhen wanted.Attached to the upper portion of each wire 6 is a labelholder 9. Theselabel-holders are stamped out from sheet metal. At-opposite ends of thebody of the holder are two ears 10, which are bent forwardly around thelateral portions of the Wire and inwardly, as shown. The upper edge ofthe holder is curled outwardly, as shown at 12, and its lower edge isalso curled outwardly, as shown at 13. Two finger-openings 14 are cut inthe upper edge of the holder. The holder is slidable vertically upon thewire to provide for easy insertion of a label. (Not shown.) After alabel is inserted in the holder the latter is pushed down until theupper curls or flanges 12 meet the wire 6. By means of labels thecontents of eachdivision of the rack are or may be indicated. One end ofeach casting 3 and 4. projects horizontally past the outer strip 2, andsecured to said projecting portionsare pins 15, which are adapted to behung in screw-eyes or staples attached to a wall, whereby the rack maybe mounted to swing as if on hinges, if so desired.

A plurality of the above-described racks may be arranged in a cabinet ofspecialconstruction, whereby the tarifis or other papers are protectedfrom dust and other advantained. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a frontand a side view of a cabinet which I have designed as a receptacle for aseries of racks which are substantially identical with the rack shown inFig. 1. 16 16 and 17 designate the sides and the back of the cabinet,respectively. 18 is a shelf which extends the full width and depth ofthe cabinet. Below this shelf are drawers 19 and compartments 20, whichdo not especially pertain to this invention. The space above the largeshelf 18 is reserved for the racks, which are mounted therein asfollows: Secured 'to the top of the shelf 18 and extending forwardlyfrom the back of the cabinet are a series of parallel strips 21 21, &c.,which are spaced apart in order to form grooves 22 therebetween. Securedto the bottom of each rack 23 is a casting 24, a substitute forcasting 1. (Shown in Fig. 1.) This casting does'not projectlongitudinally past the sides of the rack; but one end thereof projectslaterally from the back of the rack, as shown at 26. Secured to orintegral with this projecting portion 26 are twodownwardly-projectingstuds 27. (Shown in Fig. 9,2. bottom view of saidcasting.) These studs 27 of each rack are mounted slidably in one of theaforesaid grooves 22, so that the racks are normally held in thepositions illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the wires of the racksprojecting toward theleft; Secured to the top of each rack is a casting25, which answers the above description of a bottom casting 24, exceptthat the studs 28 of the former project upwardly; but said studs are invertical alinement with the lower studs 27. On the lower face of the topof the cabinet are parallel spaced strips corresponding in all respectsto the bottomstrips21,andthesaidupperstudsfit slidably within thegrooves between said upper strips. Thus any of the racks may be drawnforward or pushed back, the studs 27 and 28 running in their groovesaforesaid. The front ends of the strips 21 on the shelf 18 extend but afew inches forward of the fronts of the racks 23 when the latter areback in closed position. From the front ends of said strips forward theshelf 18 is of such an extra thickmess that its upper surface is flushwith the tops of said strips. Cut in the front portion of each strip 21is an arcuate groove 29, adapted to pass one of the studs of casting 24.The radius of curvature of this groove is equal to this distance betweencenters of said studs. In practice the quadrant-shaped pieces 30 will beseparate from the strips 21 and will be secured in any preferred mannerto the shelf 18. The purpose of said arcuate grooves 29 is to permit theracks to be turned around ninety degrees when they are drawn fullyforward, as shown in the case of one of the racks in Fig. 11. Whenturned to this position, the wires of the rack project forwardly.Secured preferably by hinges to the (normally) front strip of each rackis a door 31. The relative dimensions of these doors are clearly shownin the drawings. Their widths are such that any door will close thespace between its own rack and the next rack to the left when both racksare pushed back to corresponding positions. Each door 31 may be providedwith a knob, handle, or pull by which the rack may be drawn forward fromits closed position. When drawn forward and turned sidewise, the door 31may be turned on its hinges to the position shown in Fig. 11, which willpermit the tariffs or other papers to be drawn laterally to the rightfrom the rack, which is the natural and easy manner of removing thepapers. Secured to the side of each rack opposite the door 31 is a stop33, against which the papers are pushed, and as they are of uniform sizetheir edges will thus be kept in alinement vertically. Thin metallicstrips 34 may be secured to the shelf 18 in front of and in alinementwith the respective grooves 22. When the racks are drawn out, theirbottom castings 2 1 will slide upon these strips 34 instead of upon thewooden shelf and will be held out of contact with the shelf, so that thelatter will not be marred, When all of the racks are pushed back and allof their doors are closed, the doors form a solid closed front for theracks, as shown in Fig. 5. Secured around the front of each door ismolding 36. The inner edge of each vertical molding is rabbeted, forminggrooves 37, which are adapted to receive the edges of label-cards bymeans of which the contents of each rack may beindicated upon the closeddoors of the racks. The shelf 18 is or may be regarded as the bottom ofthe cabinet so far as the racks are concerned, and that portion of thecabinet which is shown below said shelf may be omitted withoutdetracting from the merits or scope of this invention. In the appendedclaims the shelf 18 is referred to either as such or as the bottom ofthe cabinet.

Having now fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a rack for tarifl's or other papers of uniform size, an uprightframe, a series of superposed U -shaped wires having their ends securedthereto, said wires projecting upwardly and outwardly from said frame,ears bent around opposite portions of said wires, and label-holdersattached to said respective wires by means of said ears, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination of a cabinet having a shelf therein, a series ofracks arranged side by side within the cabinet above said shelf, studsprojecting upwardly from the tops of said racks, studs projectingdownwardly from the bottoms of said racks, guides for said studs, saidguides being secured to the top of the cabinet and to said shelf andextending forwardly from the back of the cabinet, and grooves cut in thefront portions of said ICC guides to permit partial rotation of saidracks;

substantially as described.

3. The combination of a cabinet having a shelf therein, a series ofracks arranged side by side within the cabinet above said shelf, saidracks being mounted to slide forward and back, and doors hingedrespectively upon said racks; substantially as described.

4:. The combination of a cabinet having a shelf therein, a series ofracks arranged side by side within the cabinet above said shelf, saidracks being mounted to'slide forward and back, and doors hingedrespectively upon said racks, said doors being adapted to inclose saidracks when the latter are pushed back into the cabinet; substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination of a cabinet having a shelf therein, a series ofracks arranged side by side within the cabinet above said shelf,

said racks being mounted to slide forward and back, and doors hingedrespectively upon said and molding secured vertically to the outer.

face of said door, said molding having grooves therein adapted toreceive the edges of cards or labels; substantially as described.

In testimony, whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES W. COOK.- Witnesses:

K. M. IMBODEN, M. L. LANGE.

